so much to catch up on...

(from the Atlantic Station Market)


I have a lot of blogging to catch up on! I'll start with the Atlantic Station Market that was a couple of Fridays ago....It was great to be there with other members of the Craft Mafia. Overall, it was a really fun night! The weather was nice and it was interesting people watching. I was very happy with what we took home from the show...we actually did better than I had expected. I had a lot of great friends come out to see me at this show, which also made it super-fun! Thanks everyone for stopping by to see me! Another huge thanks to Jeffo for helping me with the booth again!

(Baby smock from Starbugaloo)

(Owl plushie from loveyu)

I also got a great baby outfit for Lesley's shower that was made by Sara (Starbugaloo Designs) from the ATL Craft Mafia. She is a founding member and makes the most adorable smocks from re-purposed and up-cycled fabrics. I really want one of her smocks in my size ,too! And...I brought home a little something for me as well....this adorable owl that Wren (LoveYu) made! Wren is another founding member of the Craft Mafia and I adore her stuff because...well...I just can't get enough of plushies! While I'm on the subject of the founding members of the ATL Craft Mafia, the third founder is Sam (Talulah B.) who makes amazing jewelry. I cannot wait to make a purchase from her as well and I love her button rings and necklaces. A special thanks to these three ladies for all your craftiness and organizing skills. They do such a great job with the A.C.F. and I am really proud to be a new member. Not only are they generally awesome, but they make great crafts!
(Jodi, Lesley, and Emily)


(Baby-friendly robo-buddy)


(Me and Les...why are my eyes so squinty?)


(Hostesses, Emily and Jodi)

Today I went to my friend Lesley's baby shower! I am so excited for her and her husband Sam (oh, and Guinness too) to welcome baby Matilda into the world. Our friends Emily and Jodi were such wonderful hostesses and fun was had by all! I got to see lots of fun people that I don't get to see that often and the gifts were all so cute. I love that babies of these times are so hip and Matilda is sure to be one of the hippest around. Emily's house was the cutest little cottage, which I knew it would be! I also got to see Erin and finally meet Ashley...so we chatted about our little blog circle!



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Back at home we are starting the packing process. If all goes as planned we will be closing and moving around this time next month! We are so super-excited about it! The house is a disaster area....there are piles everywhere for the yard sale that we are having soon and boxes are all over the place. It really seems like we have so much stuff, so we are trying to simplify our lives by selling/donating/recycling the things we just don't need. Wish us luck. My parents are also coming for a brief visit this Friday to see the house and drop off some things.

Atlantic Station, Tonight!

These past few weeks have been really crazy around here. There is a ton of new stuff going on at work and I'm still recovering from my jet-lag from my California work trip. Then there's the new house we are in the process of buying, the thought of having to go through lots of our junk in an effort to have a yard sale and not take it with us, and packing our lives up. We are super excited about this though. The house is amazing and we are so looking forward to building our little nest there. Then there's the Atlantic Station Market tonight too! Oh, and a Braves game with Jeffo and my father-in-law on Saturday evening. So my life is nuts right now, but in a great way. I'm really excited about the new prospects of home ownership and continuing to work on fun projects for fattycakes.

The Atlantic Station Market tonight runs from 6-11ish and is located in the Central Park area. It is a special event for members of the Atlanta Craft Mafia. Here are all the great crafters that will be on hand tonight! See you out tonight for some craft shopping! Don't forget how important it is to buy local and handmade products!

Atlantic Station Market...

Hello All! Sorry for the lull in posting recently....there has been lots going on lately and now I am in Danville, CA on a work trip. It is super hot....going to be 107 today, yikes! In the meantime I wanted to mention that as part of my new membership in the ATL Craft Mafia I'll be participating in their special Craft Mafia market night at Atlantic Station! It starts at 5 pm on Friday, July 18th. It is going to be fun with lots of really talented crafters (and the weather will be nice to boot!) Hope to see some of you there!

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